Hello Remington collectors. I have a question regarding a No. 1 Remington rolling block
sporting rifle I recently aquired. It is a standard rifle, 24" full oct. bbl. On the bottom
of the bbl. just ahead of the forearm is stamped "38-55". I slipped a 38-55 round in the chamber and it fit. The bbl. serial matches the frame and the the chamber and bore appear original. In Roy Marcot's book he lists many chamberings for the No. 1 rolling block, but not the 38-55. My questions are. Is this a legitimate chambering for the No.1 sporter? If so,
shouldn't it be listed as a chambering for this model? Thoughts appreciated.
Hamp
Remington No. 1 rolling block chambering
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Yellowhouse
Re: Remington No. 1 rolling block chambering
The #5 sporter was chambered in 38-55 but I never heard of a #1 but who knows. Lets start with:
What are the markings on the barrel? Does it have 5 lands and grooves?
Know that there are smiths who can duplicate all the above.
What are the markings on the barrel? Does it have 5 lands and grooves?
Know that there are smiths who can duplicate all the above.
Re: Remington No. 1 rolling block chambering
To answer above reply:
With the help of a friend I slugged the bore. There are 6 lands and grooves
Lands .381 inches, grooves .372 inches.
Stamping on top of Barrel: "E. Remington & Sons, Ilion, N.Y."
Additionally we found in Barnes book CARTRIDGES OF THE WORLD that the 38-50 Remington
cartridge is virtually identical to the 38-55 Winchester/Ballard. Both cartridges will chamber
nicely in the gun. Our theory is that the gun was originally barrel stamped only "38" and when the 38-50 Remington became obsolete and discontinued (which it did early on) the "-55" was professionally added to the barrel stamp in the same size and style of number.
Any additional comments??
Hamp
With the help of a friend I slugged the bore. There are 6 lands and grooves
Lands .381 inches, grooves .372 inches.
Stamping on top of Barrel: "E. Remington & Sons, Ilion, N.Y."
Additionally we found in Barnes book CARTRIDGES OF THE WORLD that the 38-50 Remington
cartridge is virtually identical to the 38-55 Winchester/Ballard. Both cartridges will chamber
nicely in the gun. Our theory is that the gun was originally barrel stamped only "38" and when the 38-50 Remington became obsolete and discontinued (which it did early on) the "-55" was professionally added to the barrel stamp in the same size and style of number.
Any additional comments??
Hamp
Re: Remington No. 1 rolling block chambering
The Egyptian rifle is .43 Egyptian. I understand this is a fussy round to reload for, but have never tried myself.
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vulture
Re: Remington No. 1 rolling block chambering
I don't know if the 43 Egyptian is difficult to load or not, but you can probably find all the reloading slupplies to get started at Buffalo Arms. They have a lot of brass for obsolete cartridges and some cast slugs as well. The difficult part will be rounding up a set of reloading dies. I don't think Lyman or Lee make any for this round so they will probably cost a pretty penny. I have a couple of these old rifles but mine are chambered in the 43 Spanish, which is easier to find reloading dies as Lee sells them and they are not that expensive. Is there any chance that is what you have? It is fairly easy to tell the two models apart as the rear sights and different and the outer rim of the muzzle is shapped a bit different as well.